Q: Is 248,696 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,696 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 248696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 4,441 8,882 17,764 31,087 35,528 62,174 124,348 and 248,696, with no remainder.
Since 248,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,696, it is not a prime number.